Mykhaylo Mudryk
Enzo Fernandez was left out of the Chelsea team on Saturday, but may return as part of a midfield trio with Conor Gallagher and Moises Caicedo to combat a stronger Newcastle side. This would likely come at the expense of one of the Blues’ forwards, as any of Mykhaylo Mudryk, Cole Palmer or Raheem Sterling could miss out.
However, Palmer has been the heartbeat of Chelsea’s attack since his arrival from Manchester City and is one of the first names on the teamsheet. Pochettino could favour Sterling ahead of Mudryk on the left, to use his experience up against the rested Kieran Trippier, opting instead to use the Ukrainian from the bench to terrorise tired Newcastle legs.
Chelsea predicted XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill; Gallagher, Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Broja, Sterling.
